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May 21, 2007 |
Backlash against RFID is growing
CNNMoney
Civil rights and privacy rights groups have opposed radio frequency identification, or RFID, for years. But now, researchers in the field and some lawmakers are beginning to voice concerns about the security of the technology. |
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May 21, 2007 |
Saudis buy GE plastics for $11.6B
CNNMoney
General Electric announced early Monday it would sell its plastics business to Saudi Basic Industries Corp. in an $11.6 billion deal. |
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May 21, 2007 |
Blackstone hopes China will bet on its funds
Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Blackstone Group hopes China's embryonic state investment company will buy into a broad range of its funds following its agreement to invest $3 billion in the New York private equity firm. |
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May 21, 2007 |
Blackstone sets terms for 2007's largest U.S. IPO
Reuters
Blackstone Group LP [BG.UL] on Monday said it plans to raise as much as $4.75 billion in what would be the year's largest U.S. initial public offering, a day after agreeing to sell a $3 billion stake to China. |
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May 21, 2007 |
Kuwait unhooks dinar and dollar, signaling a possible trend
MarketWatch
The Central Bank of Kuwait's decision over the weekend to untie its currency from the U.S. dollar might signal a growing trend among global central banks, especially those with large foreign-exchange reserves, to more actively manage their currencies. |
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May 21, 2007 |
Dodge says single currency 'possible'
Globe and Mail (UK)
Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge says North America could one day embrace a euro-style single currency. |
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May 20, 2007 |
North America 'partnership' fast-tracked in border bill
Worldnet Daily
The controversial "Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007," which would grant millions of illegal aliens the right to stay in the U.S. under certain conditions, contains provisions for the acceleration of the Security and Prosperity Partnership, a plan for North American economic and defense integration, WND has learned.
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May 20, 2007 |
Beijing to buy stake in Blackstone
Financial Times
The Chinese government is to use $3bn of its vast foreign exchange reserves to buy a 9.9 per cent stake in Blackstone, the US buy-out fund, in an unprecedented move that underlines Beijing’s desire to tap into the private equity boom. |
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May 20, 2007 |
Trade agreements: Open debate needed
Halifax Chronicle Herald
It seems weekly, if not daily, Nova Scotians and others in Atlantic Canada are reeling from announcements of the loss of more and more manufacturing jobs, due to plant closures, with the production being moved south of the border to the U.S. or Mexico. |
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May 18, 2007 |
Superhighway rumor stirring protest
Pennsylvania Centre Daily
If the government really has a secret plan to build a 12-lane road-and-rail NAFTA Superhighway that will split the heartland from Mexico to Canada, it's playing with a great poker face. |
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